Ben Haworth

Some accompanying video of stuff that’s in the new issue of Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine. There’s some bits of us ripping around on test bike in some lush Welsh woodland… Benji returns to his old stomping ground of Gisburn Forest and play on the frozen…

The Third I Bike MCR month long annual grassroots bike festival will take place from Friday 27th March to Friday 24th April 2009.

The Forestry Commission has linked up with the Northumberland National Park Authority and Northern Downhill – a group of north east bike enthusiasts – to create the first ever downhill mountain bike route in Kidland in the Cheviot Hills.

2009 will see the 6 Marin Dusk til Dawn promoted by Thetford MTB Racing from its home in Thetford Forest Norfolk, on October 10/11th.

The OutRider 4 - a world-class four-hour mountain bike endurance event - at the Outsider Festival on Sunday 28 June 2009

Trans-Provence - the definitive all-mountain MTB race..?

The Forestry Commission is staging a second disability bike demo-day in Dalby Forest, near Pickering, North Yorkshire, after the success of last year’s inaugural event.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park’s only dedicated cycle visitor facility has opened for business. On Monday 2 March, David Butterworth, Chief Executive, Yorkshire Dales National Park and County Councillor John Blackie cut the tape on the newly renovated Dales Bike Centre in Fremington, near Reeth.

Just over 17 years ago the very first Gorrick XC race got underway, little did the organisers think that all these years later Crowthorne Woods would still be attracting hundreds of keen mountain bikers and the Gorrick would be a firm favourite event for riders…

The latest stage in an ambitious plan which could see one of the UK's longest mountain bike routes of its kind constructed in Hamsterley Forest has received a £130,000 boost.

A quick reminder that you can enter the Caersws Cup (sponsored by Astrix and Mojo/Fox) this weekend up until midnight on Thursday.

The SouthernXC Series returns even stronger for 2009, with some new courses, a new sponsor and a healthy prize pot.

There are only three days left until the 2009 Premier Demo Series kicks off at Coed y Brenin, Wales.

The 5th Big Welsh Weekend returns to Margam Park over the weekend of May 30/31. The BIG Welsh weekend is 3 days of riding, racing, camping and entertainment offering a great family friendly package at a cracking venue.

As submitted by Jon Swift… “Gisburn Forest is in the process of getting a significant injection of red graded singletrack with a bit of black thrown in. Volunteers have now built a full kilometer (as of mid February 2009) of twisty red grade singletrack with…

Practice starts at 9am with racing action starting at 11am, 2 race runs followed by podiums and top prizes from the race sponsors 661, Royal and Sunline.

Does exactly what it says on the tin.

Recall on Marzocchi Model Year 2008 888RC3 and 888RC3WC forks manufactured between July 10th and September 15th 2007.

No Fuss Events, organisers of the Endurance Downhill mountain bike race at Nevis Range, Fort William, have today (Thursday 12 February) unveiled Hope Technology, manufacturers of cycle parts for more than 20 years, as headline sponsor for the 2009 event.

Andy "Nice Guy" Mee from Kona he say: "Come and try the 2009 Kona Range on the trails around Roman Leisure Park, we will have most of the Kona Mountain Bike Range for you to ride. Our best dealers are on hand to talk through…

Intense Cycles, Cove Bikes, Lapierre, Rocky Mountain and Turner Bikes have teamed up with Singletrack Magazine to offer riders the opportunity to test their latest bikes at 5 top UK locations. WEBSITE NOW LIVE!

Borderline Events is holding its second major event from 10th April to 13th April 2009. After a successful first event and with some more potential to race, practice and win, Borderline has again secured sponsorships, great prizes and will deliver another fantastic weekend to remember.

Where: Wythop Hall Estate, Keswick, Cumbria. When: 16-17 May 2009.

This weekend's Trail Ride and Navigator events from Woodcote have been cancelled. The event area has been badly affected by snow and rain over the past two days, with freezing conditions forecast for Friday night.

Stomach churning fun on helmet cam.

Giant and Specialized announce the postponement of the first event in the 2009 Test the Best series.

The winter break is slowly coming to an end (even it doesn’t feel like that at the moment) which means that the marathon season is only a few months away.

Walkers, cyclists and horse riders are being given advanced warning of disruption as the countdown begins to a renowned Lake District rally next month where more than 100 cars and around 5,000 spectators will flock to the forest spectacular.

Windwave are pleased to announce that we have signed UK freerider Chris Smith to ride Corsair Bikes equipped with Marzocchi suspension for the 2009 season.

The event website has all the event details and entry facilities including the new online entry. The online entry makes payment from abroad a doddle as well as it allows participants to pay for the event via credit or debit cards.

What better a start to the year than some good ol’ fashioned Black Run downhill racing at Aston Hill?